i don't agree with stomping but the cat should be punished in some way for that reaction. if a dog were to do that same thing everyone would be flipping ****. it is still a household pet and if it can't react properly to children being children then it should face consequences.

EXACTLY! but just because it's a cat people are completely ignoring the fact that it just scratched that kids face/eye all to hell for a kid throwing a fit (the kid needs to be taught not to hit animals but that's a bit irrelevant).